It seems Lufthansa asked just that question, because for the month of December they’ll be serving Krug in first class!

Now what more could you want? Actually, since Lufthansa seems to be delivering on everything else I’d love, how about an onboard shower so I can have a glass of Krug while playing with my rubber ducks?!

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Comments

What more?
A classy airline (Ryanair) was promising beds and bjs on their long haul flights. Shockingly, long haul routes don’t work with their established low fare model. This product will remain a fantasy.

Yeah! After a day at the Mainz Weihnachtsmarkt drinking glühwein, I can’t think of a better way to spend Christmas day with FCQ than flying LH F FRA-SFO with goose and Krug. I can’t wait. Merry Christmas!

@ABC- I certainly hope you meant beds and PJs, not bjs. Then again you never know with Ryanair.

@Lucky- Are you really all that excited about Krug champagne? Not to sound harsh, but are you really all that into champagne in general? Outside of free champagne on a plane or at a hotel, do you actually buy your own champagne to drink? I find it kinda silly to get so excited over something just because it is expensive it isn’t something you actually have an interest in.

What I wish for is a standard product. Their old first is not as good as their new first. As well, I like WiFi (which LH has had pretty reliably on my trips) and PJ bottoms on the day flights as I only get the bottoms on the night flights.

The real shame with LH is their business class product. The new business is good, the old is one of the worst out there, yet they still try to charge the same for both AND I personally find it very challenging trying to book routes where I know I get the newer business class….(sorry off topic).

By the way, the first class terminal was out of blue rubber ducks as of Wednesday, this week. They somehow found two for a couple we were visiting with in the lounge. The display of the rubber duck editions in the first class terminal was interesting.

when i got to fly SQ in F long haul a few years ago (i actually WON a contest where the prize was an F ticket RTW on *A!) – the flight attendant offered me a glass of Dom on boarding at SFO – i asked where was the Krug? and then admitted i probably could not tell the difference – he charmingly replied ‘oh madam – i’m sure you will discern the difference – they are each quite distinctive!’ – he was right – Krug is a bit too dry (maybe too sophisticated?) for me and from then on when offered the choice i opted for the Dom

On my next MUC-HKG F flight, the wine menu did list both the 1999 Cuvee Luise and Krug. Unfortunately, when I asked for Krug on that flight, turned out they only stocked the flight with the Cuvee Luise as well.

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